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J.E Syrah 2013

"For the little brother of our single-vineyard Syrah this one over-delivers on power and elegance."- Erinn Klein, Winemaker

It’s been a long time in coming… the new J.E wine label is finally here, telling the story of a bright, vibrant and light-hearted range of wines but with our enduring Ngeringa artisan approach at its core.

A powerful, lifted, multi-layered wine on nose – Asian plum sauce, ripe blueberries and sweet tobacco leaf. The layers carry through to the palate with notes of dark chocolate and all-spice atop velvety tannins. Gentle extraction during the winemaking process is a beautifully defining characteristic of this wine.

100% estate-grown Syrah from our three vineyards: Summit and Rufus in Mt Barker and Illuma in Nairne. Made deliberately to be a more approachable wine than our NGERINGA Syrah, the J.E Syrah is often selected for its juicier fruit expression, gentler tannin profile and approachability when young.

A long, slow-ripening vintage with very small yields. 100% destemmed. Shorter macerations than usual. Two years in barriques and larger-format barrels.

Across Australia, the 2012/2013 growing season was characterised by record-breaking heat and infrequent, scant rainfalls. Indeed, in the Eastern States – and even closer to home – many vineyards began irrigating in the late winter in anticipation of a devastatingly dry spring to come. In years such as this the Adelaide Hills’ typically higher precipitation and lower temperature stand us in good stead. Our minimally irrigated vines – with strong, healthy roots deeply embedded in the cooling soil – steadfastly withstood the drier weather and benefitted from the cooler nights. On the positive side, as well, there was essentially no disease pressure throughout the Hills leaving us and our vines only the vagaries of the climate to contend with. Good warmth toward the end of February and during harvest ensured excellent ripening in the final few weeks of the season. The upshot was a vintage with good yields, similar to our bumper 2010 crop levels although without the same evenness. Vigilance was required during this condensed, four-week harvest to ensure that fruit was picked at optimum maturity from the different parts of the vineyards. Wines from this vintage tend to be plush, well-rounded examples of their variety.

1 review for J.E Syrah 2013

4 out of 5

Brenton Williams – January 13, 2016:

Just back from a very exclusive restaurant which stocked Ngeringa wine. Have not tried the wine before but had a bottle of the JE Syrah, It is absolutely brilliant! Only sorry we are unable to visit the winery this visit.

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